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the corvette range in the states is priced from ~$70,000 to ~$100,000 (https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/corvette)
that's R1.2m to R1.7m brand new ... in a first world country ... where people have plenty of money to spend
in what twisted universe should it cost R3.7m in a shithole country where everyone's poor?!?
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2025 Corvette Stingray in SA: Price & Specs [Update]
Fully homologated for South Africa and right-hand drive, the Corvette Stingray and Z01 have touched down on local shores. Here’s what you can expect, including pricing, from this mid-engined American supercar.
The Corvette Stingray and Z01 have arrived in South Africa – fully homologated for our market and in (factory built) right-hand-drive format, and available in both coupé and convertible body styles.
Noteworthy, the Stingray ships with the US brand’s Z51 performance package as standard – the latter adding to the American supercar’s on-road and -track capabilities, and lifting the 6.2-litre V8’s peak power output to a healthy 369 kW. Torque is rated at 637 N.m. Mounted midships, the naturally aspirated engine channels power to the rear axle via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. According to the company, the Stingray completes the 0-100 km/h sprint in just 3.5 seconds.
As mentioned, in addition to the Stingray, the Z06 is also available in our market, and we can now confirm pricing for this model. The latter, more focused variant is equipped with a 5.5-litre atmospheric V8, which produces 475 kW and 595 N.m for a claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time of 3.0 seconds.
2025 Corvette Stingray & Z01 Price in SA
Available through CVH Auto Group, which is headquartered in Bryanston, Gauteng, the Corvette Stingray is priced from R3.7 million in South Africa. A service plan and warranty are included as standard.
Stingray Coupé 2LT – R3 700 000
Stingray Coupé 3LT – R3 900 000
Stingray Convertible 2LT – R4 000 000
Stingray Convertible 3LT – R4 100 000
Z01 Coupé 3LZ – R7 500 000
Z01 Convertible 3LZ – R7 600 000
www.carmag.co.za
Fully homologated for South Africa and right-hand drive, the Corvette Stingray and Z01 have touched down on local shores. Here’s what you can expect, including pricing, from this mid-engined American supercar.
The Corvette Stingray and Z01 have arrived in South Africa – fully homologated for our market and in (factory built) right-hand-drive format, and available in both coupé and convertible body styles.
Noteworthy, the Stingray ships with the US brand’s Z51 performance package as standard – the latter adding to the American supercar’s on-road and -track capabilities, and lifting the 6.2-litre V8’s peak power output to a healthy 369 kW. Torque is rated at 637 N.m. Mounted midships, the naturally aspirated engine channels power to the rear axle via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. According to the company, the Stingray completes the 0-100 km/h sprint in just 3.5 seconds.
As mentioned, in addition to the Stingray, the Z06 is also available in our market, and we can now confirm pricing for this model. The latter, more focused variant is equipped with a 5.5-litre atmospheric V8, which produces 475 kW and 595 N.m for a claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time of 3.0 seconds.
2025 Corvette Stingray & Z01 Price in SA
Available through CVH Auto Group, which is headquartered in Bryanston, Gauteng, the Corvette Stingray is priced from R3.7 million in South Africa. A service plan and warranty are included as standard.
Stingray Coupé 2LT – R3 700 000
Stingray Coupé 3LT – R3 900 000
Stingray Convertible 2LT – R4 000 000
Stingray Convertible 3LT – R4 100 000
Z01 Coupé 3LZ – R7 500 000
Z01 Convertible 3LZ – R7 600 000
2025 Corvette Stingray: SA Pricing Update
The Corvette Stingray has arrived in South Africa, and we have pricing for the mid-engined American supercar...
www.carmag.co.za
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Supercar? Hypercar? American exotic? We go flat out in the new Corvette ZR1 to find out
ZR1 packs a rootin’ tootin’ horsepower figure with no pretences - like a 36oz longhorn prime rib steak with wheels
The Bugatti Veyron doesn’t qualify. That fell a fraction short. Nor do any of the Holy Trinity from just a decade back, and nor did the Ferrari SF90 before the XX came along. The Lamborghini Revuelto sneaks in by a fag paper. Apt.
The 1,000 imperial horsepower club. For so long a four figure power output has felt like the entrance ticket to the ultra exclusive hypercar club. A place where European exotica from the likes of Koenigsegg and Bugatti sit around in Gucci loafers and fashionable shades, sweaters draped across shoulders, sipping cocktails and enjoying an innate sense of superiority.
And now here comes Corvette, banging open the doors like it’s entering a saloon bar and strutting in like it owns the place. You can practically hear the spurs ringing on the floor – 1,064bhp, an output that matches the AMG One and Aston Valhalla, all delivered without the faintest trace of an output-boosting electric motor.
Let me tell you what else the Zee Ar One hasn’t got. A multimillion dollar price. A capped production run. An attention seeking personality. A sense of superiority. We could call these black marks in the hypercar rulebook, any one of them enough to deny the ZR1 entry. As if it cares. What we have here is as wholesomely, predictably American as you imagine – a rootin’ tootin’ horsepower figure with no pretences. A 36oz longhorn prime rib steak with wheels.
It doesn’t look much different to a 670bhp Z06. OK, you can have it with the ZTK pack which gets you the giant rear wing for 545kg of downforce, while the new vented bonnet is undeniably more purposeful and together these facets bring a bit more visual balance, but this is still a pretty basic, clumsy piece of mid-engined design. And the front splitter is weirdly high. So no, you’d never guess what lurks beneath. Another point against it for hypercar qualification.
But the engine? That’s as exotic as anything Europe has to offer. You could claim it’s just the Z06’s nat asp 5.5-litre V8 with a pair of turbos bolted on – the largest turbos ever fitted to a production car – but that would be unfairly dismissive of the engineers’ work.
ZR1 packs a rootin’ tootin’ horsepower figure with no pretences - like a 36oz longhorn prime rib steak with wheels
The Bugatti Veyron doesn’t qualify. That fell a fraction short. Nor do any of the Holy Trinity from just a decade back, and nor did the Ferrari SF90 before the XX came along. The Lamborghini Revuelto sneaks in by a fag paper. Apt.
The 1,000 imperial horsepower club. For so long a four figure power output has felt like the entrance ticket to the ultra exclusive hypercar club. A place where European exotica from the likes of Koenigsegg and Bugatti sit around in Gucci loafers and fashionable shades, sweaters draped across shoulders, sipping cocktails and enjoying an innate sense of superiority.
And now here comes Corvette, banging open the doors like it’s entering a saloon bar and strutting in like it owns the place. You can practically hear the spurs ringing on the floor – 1,064bhp, an output that matches the AMG One and Aston Valhalla, all delivered without the faintest trace of an output-boosting electric motor.
Let me tell you what else the Zee Ar One hasn’t got. A multimillion dollar price. A capped production run. An attention seeking personality. A sense of superiority. We could call these black marks in the hypercar rulebook, any one of them enough to deny the ZR1 entry. As if it cares. What we have here is as wholesomely, predictably American as you imagine – a rootin’ tootin’ horsepower figure with no pretences. A 36oz longhorn prime rib steak with wheels.
It doesn’t look much different to a 670bhp Z06. OK, you can have it with the ZTK pack which gets you the giant rear wing for 545kg of downforce, while the new vented bonnet is undeniably more purposeful and together these facets bring a bit more visual balance, but this is still a pretty basic, clumsy piece of mid-engined design. And the front splitter is weirdly high. So no, you’d never guess what lurks beneath. Another point against it for hypercar qualification.
But the engine? That’s as exotic as anything Europe has to offer. You could claim it’s just the Z06’s nat asp 5.5-litre V8 with a pair of turbos bolted on – the largest turbos ever fitted to a production car – but that would be unfairly dismissive of the engineers’ work.
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2025 Corvette Stingray Officially Arrives in SA
The Corvette Stingray has officially touched down on South African shores, with the first local deliveries of this American supercar now underway.
Distributed via CVH Auto Group, which is based in Bryanston, Gauteng, the first factory-built right-hand-drive Corvette Stingray units have officially touched down on South African shores (see local pricing here.)
As a reminder, the Corvette Stingray ships with the US automaker’s Z51 performance package as standard. Equipped with a 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8, which delivers 369 kW and 637 N.m of torque to the road via the rear wheels, the Stingray completes the obligatory 0-100 km/h sprint in a claimed 3.5 seconds.
However, this isn’t the only model available in South Africa. Indeed, the more focused Z06, which employs a 5.5-litre atmospheric V8, also forms part of the local model offering. The Z01 is endowed with 475 kW and 595 N.m of torque, which allows this model to sprint to the 100 km/h marker from a standstill in a claimed 3.0 seconds.
www.carmag.co.za
The Corvette Stingray has officially touched down on South African shores, with the first local deliveries of this American supercar now underway.
Distributed via CVH Auto Group, which is based in Bryanston, Gauteng, the first factory-built right-hand-drive Corvette Stingray units have officially touched down on South African shores (see local pricing here.)
As a reminder, the Corvette Stingray ships with the US automaker’s Z51 performance package as standard. Equipped with a 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8, which delivers 369 kW and 637 N.m of torque to the road via the rear wheels, the Stingray completes the obligatory 0-100 km/h sprint in a claimed 3.5 seconds.
However, this isn’t the only model available in South Africa. Indeed, the more focused Z06, which employs a 5.5-litre atmospheric V8, also forms part of the local model offering. The Z01 is endowed with 475 kW and 595 N.m of torque, which allows this model to sprint to the 100 km/h marker from a standstill in a claimed 3.0 seconds.
2025 Corvette Stingray Officially Arrives in SA
The Corvette Stingray has officially touched down in South Africa, with local deliveries of this American supercar now underway...
www.carmag.co.za
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A First Look at the 2025 Corvette Stingray in SA
Now available in (factory-built) right-hand drive, the Corvette Stingray recently arrived in South Africa. CAR Editor Ian McLaren highlights what you can expect from this mid-engined American performance car.
The Corvette Stingray is now officially available in South Africa, with the (factory-built) right-hand-drive C8 generation distributed through CVH Auto Group, which is based in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The Corvette recently joined the CAR team on a drive-out to the picturesque surrounds and town of Franschhoek in the Western Cape, where we had the opportunity to get up close with this American V8 machine.
Priced from R3.7 million, the Corvette Stingray package ships with the automaker’s Z51 performance package as standard (see full pricing and specs here). Available in coupé and convertible (seen here) body styles, the Corvette Stingray employs a 6.2-litre V8. Mounted midships, the naturally aspirated petrol unit produces 369 kW and 637 N.m, exclusively delivered to the road via the rear wheels. According to the US brand, these figures allow the Corvette Stingray to dispatch the 0-100 km/h dash in 3.5 seconds.
www.carmag.co.za
Now available in (factory-built) right-hand drive, the Corvette Stingray recently arrived in South Africa. CAR Editor Ian McLaren highlights what you can expect from this mid-engined American performance car.
The Corvette Stingray is now officially available in South Africa, with the (factory-built) right-hand-drive C8 generation distributed through CVH Auto Group, which is based in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The Corvette recently joined the CAR team on a drive-out to the picturesque surrounds and town of Franschhoek in the Western Cape, where we had the opportunity to get up close with this American V8 machine.
Priced from R3.7 million, the Corvette Stingray package ships with the automaker’s Z51 performance package as standard (see full pricing and specs here). Available in coupé and convertible (seen here) body styles, the Corvette Stingray employs a 6.2-litre V8. Mounted midships, the naturally aspirated petrol unit produces 369 kW and 637 N.m, exclusively delivered to the road via the rear wheels. According to the US brand, these figures allow the Corvette Stingray to dispatch the 0-100 km/h dash in 3.5 seconds.
A First Look at the 2025 Corvette Stingray in SA
CAR Editor Ian McLaren highlights what you can expect from the C8-generation Corvette Stingray, which is now officially available in SA...
www.carmag.co.za
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2025 Corvette Stingray: SA Pricing Update
Fully homologated for our market and right-hand drive, the Corvette Stingray and Z06 are now available in South Africa. Here’s updated pricing.
The Corvette Stingray and Z06 have arrived in South Africa – fully homologated for our market and in (factory built) right-hand-drive format, and available in both coupé and convertible body styles.
Noteworthy, the Stingray ships with the US brand’s Z51 performance package as standard – the latter adding to the American supercar’s on-road and -track capabilities, and lifting the 6.2-litre V8’s peak power output to a healthy 369 kW. Torque is rated at 628 N.m. Mounted midships, the naturally aspirated engine channels power to the rear axle via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. According to the company, the Stingray completes the 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.5 seconds.
As mentioned, in addition to the Stingray, the Z06 is also available in our market. The latter, more focused variant is equipped with a 5.5-litre atmospheric V8, which produces 475 kW and 595 N.m for a claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time of 3.0 seconds.
2025 Corvette Stingray & Z01 Price in SA
Available through CVH Auto Group, which is headquartered in Bryanston, Gauteng, the Corvette Stingray is priced from R3.6 million in South Africa. A service plan and warranty are included as standard.
Stingray Coupé 2LT – R3 700 000
Stingray Coupé 3LT – R3 800 000
Stingray Convertible 2LT – R3 900 000
Stingray Convertible 3LT – R4 000 000
Z06 Coupé 3LZ – R7 300 000
Z06 Convertible 3LZ – R7 400 000
www.carmag.co.za
Fully homologated for our market and right-hand drive, the Corvette Stingray and Z06 are now available in South Africa. Here’s updated pricing.
The Corvette Stingray and Z06 have arrived in South Africa – fully homologated for our market and in (factory built) right-hand-drive format, and available in both coupé and convertible body styles.
Noteworthy, the Stingray ships with the US brand’s Z51 performance package as standard – the latter adding to the American supercar’s on-road and -track capabilities, and lifting the 6.2-litre V8’s peak power output to a healthy 369 kW. Torque is rated at 628 N.m. Mounted midships, the naturally aspirated engine channels power to the rear axle via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. According to the company, the Stingray completes the 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.5 seconds.
As mentioned, in addition to the Stingray, the Z06 is also available in our market. The latter, more focused variant is equipped with a 5.5-litre atmospheric V8, which produces 475 kW and 595 N.m for a claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time of 3.0 seconds.
2025 Corvette Stingray & Z01 Price in SA
Available through CVH Auto Group, which is headquartered in Bryanston, Gauteng, the Corvette Stingray is priced from R3.6 million in South Africa. A service plan and warranty are included as standard.
Stingray Coupé 2LT – R3 700 000
Stingray Coupé 3LT – R3 800 000
Stingray Convertible 2LT – R3 900 000
Stingray Convertible 3LT – R4 000 000
Z06 Coupé 3LZ – R7 300 000
Z06 Convertible 3LZ – R7 400 000
2025 Corvette Stingray: SA Pricing Update
The Corvette Stingray has arrived in South Africa, and we have pricing for the mid-engined American supercar...
www.carmag.co.za
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First Drive: 2025 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Verdict
As satisfying as the Corvette’s poise and straight-line grunt may be, perhaps its biggest drawcard is the response it elicits from everyone who lays eyes on it. Its rarity and almost comic-book-supercar looks generate attention that will render even European exotics almost invisible, and the forest of smartphone-camera-wielding arms with which your rumbling approach is met borders on celebrity. This, alone, could drive some performance car enthusiasts towards the Corvette over crushingly capable, but comparatively conservative, German rivals. The fact that it just so happens to be very capable is a major plus.
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible 2LT specifications
Price: R3 900 000
Engine: 6.2-litre, V8, petrol
Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch
Driven wheels: rear
Power: 369 kW
Torque: 628 N.m
0-100 km/h: 3.5 seconds (claimed)
Top speed: 296 km/h (claimed)
Fuel consumption: 12.1 L/100 km (claimed)
www.carmag.co.za
Verdict
As satisfying as the Corvette’s poise and straight-line grunt may be, perhaps its biggest drawcard is the response it elicits from everyone who lays eyes on it. Its rarity and almost comic-book-supercar looks generate attention that will render even European exotics almost invisible, and the forest of smartphone-camera-wielding arms with which your rumbling approach is met borders on celebrity. This, alone, could drive some performance car enthusiasts towards the Corvette over crushingly capable, but comparatively conservative, German rivals. The fact that it just so happens to be very capable is a major plus.
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible 2LT specifications
Price: R3 900 000
Engine: 6.2-litre, V8, petrol
Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch
Driven wheels: rear
Power: 369 kW
Torque: 628 N.m
0-100 km/h: 3.5 seconds (claimed)
Top speed: 296 km/h (claimed)
Fuel consumption: 12.1 L/100 km (claimed)
First Drive: 2025 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
After more than 70 years, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has officially arrived on SA in right-hand-drive. We drive it in Cape Town...
www.carmag.co.za